Overview

Experience the magic of Studio Ghibli during an enchanting tour to the Ghibli Museum and Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, gain insight into the history of the magical movies during the comfortable journey to Mitaka, and then set out to explore the Ghibli Museum independently. Convenient transportation from Tokyo is included on this tour, as well as entrance fees. On Mondays, your visit to Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum will be substituted by a visit to Jindaiji Temple or Takahata Fudoson Temple.

Visit Ghibli Museum and learn about the anime works of the famous Studio Ghibli

Hear commentary about the museum from a guide aboard the bus

Enjoy approx. 2 hours of free time to explore the museum on your own

Enjoy lunch at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo

Watch a film by director Hayao Miyazaki, known for his Oscar-winning file Spirited Away

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

Such a fun way to spend an afternoon! Learn all about Japanese animation at this museum dedicated to the studio co-founded by a master of the craft. Kids love the quirky anime characters!

What To Expect

Make your way to Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel and greet your guide and group. Climb aboard a comfortable, air-conditioned coach and listen as your guide sets the cultural scene of the famous studio along the way; hear of Oscar-winning works such as Spirited Away and gain insight into the signature style of the production company. First stop is Hotel Gajoen Tokyo, where the architecture style has served as an inspiration for one of the Ghibli films. Enjoy the lunch at the hotel before heading to Ghibli Museum.

While at the museum, spend two hours exploring the exhibits on your own before leaving for the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum. Please note that the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum isn’t open Mondays, and Jindaiji Temple or Takahata Fudoson Temple will be a substitute stop in those cases.

Your guided tour ends seven hours later with drop-off in the Shinjuku area.

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thesixthdoctor

, Sep 2018

A great day but a few things of note.Tour guide english was very poor.No movie or interesting facts were provided on bus ride like indicated.Museum is very small, easily done in under two hours, including the 15 minute movie which is the must see of entire experience.The hotel for lunch was nice, but the main viewing area was closed for private event when we went.Can't speak on open air museum, since we skipped that part and went home on our ownBottom line is this,If you like ghibli and couldn't get tickets on your own to the museum, this is a decent option to get you there and in. That said, its not essential for non fans, and probably best done without tour

Ghibli is, of course, the highlight of this trip and I think you're given just enough time at the museum. It is only small and we had plenty of time to explore, go to the gift shop, take photos outside, watch the film and have a drink at the cafe. The hotel you visit is nice, but the special rooms weren't open, so it was a bit of a weird excursion to eat an American bar and grill in Japan, all in all the food was nice. The Tokyo Edo Open Air museum was good and I would have gladly sacrificed the hotel for more time exploring there. It really looks like a film set. I'm sure the hotel is worth it when the rooms are open, and it is very fancy. Wish I could afford to stay there. The bathroom was bigger than my house.

Miki our guide on the tour was very knowledgeable about everything Ghibli and gave us some very insightful tips on how to tackle the entire museum and we were able to see most of it within 2 hours without feeling like we were rushing. the hotel that inspired Spirited away was an amazing plus that i don't think we would have seen other wise.

Our kids 16yr old boy and 17yr old girl were the main reason we booked this tour, but we ended up enjoying it just as much! The museum is beautiful and our guide Mari was amazing! She shared so much with us about Japanese culture so we felt like we got more than just the tour info!

My daughters are big fans of Anime, and Miyazaki truly is an animation genius. The museum is a little ways away for central Tokyo but well worth the trip. The concession stand is always busy, so sitting down to enjoy some coffee isn't going to happen unless you have all day to spend there. Our tour was only supposed to spend a couple hours there, but we took the option to leave the tour at that point and stay on at the museum. Getting back wasn't too hard even though we got lost in Shinjuku station surprise surprise while transferring lines. The lunch was held at a hotel that needs to be seen to be believed, and was a treat all by itself. If I could make one recommendation to the tour operators, it would be to allow more time at the Ghibli museum, since it is one of a kind. Especially if you have fans of the genre in your family.

Miki was a wonderful tour guide. You can tell she really loves and knows a lot about Ghibli films. This tour particularly focused on Spirited away and some of the architecture that inspired the film. We got to the museum before it got super crowded which was great. Miki gave us an overview of the museum which really helped when looking around at the exhibits. Despite it being a very rainy day, we still went to the Edo Tokyo open air architecture museum which turned out to be really amazing and actually really lovely in the rain. I would not skip out on this part if you like history and architecture! The lunch at the hotel was absolutely amazing. The bus was clean and comfortable! Thank you for such a great tour!

We couldn’t have been happier to have actually been able to book this tour. We tried other companies and no one else could actually get us tickets. The museum itself was awesome and we absolutely loved it. Total satisfaction!!